Alison Brown is one of the most highly regarded individuals in our business. As President of Compass Records, she has produced and/or overseen the recording and releases of dozens of prominent projects, in and out of bluegrass music, and contributed
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Bill Evans talks Steve Martin Banjo Prize
Bill Evans - photo by Mike Melnyk Just before Christmas, we had an opportunity to chat with Bill Evans, one of the recipients of the 2022 Steve Martin Banjo Prize, now administered by The Freshgrass Foundation. The prize was initiated by the
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Bill Evans and Enda Scahill receive 2022 Steve Martin Prize
The Steve Martin Banjo Prize for 2022 has been awarded to two stellar players: Bill Evans of Alto, New Mexico, and Enda Scahill of Galway, Ireland. This prize, currently administered by The FreshGrass Foundation, was initiated in 2010 by comedian and
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2021 Steve Martin Banjo Prize winners
Steve Martin, Don Vappie, and Alan Munde - Vappie photo by Brad Edelman; Munde photo by Tom Dunning Today the winners of the 2021 Steve Martin Banjo Prize have been announced by Martin, and the Board of Directors of the Prize. This
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2020 Steve Martin Banjo Prize to be shared among five banjoists
The five co-winners of the 2020 Steve Martin Banjo Prize were announced today by the FreshGrass Foundation, who had partnered earlier this year with Steve Martin to keep this award, which he initially conceived and funded, going forward into the
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Steve Martin Banjo Prize partners with FreshGrass and Compass
The Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music has for the past ten years awarded a grant of $50,000 annually to a prominent 5 string banjoist which Steve and his Board of Directors have selected. The first
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Steve Martin virtual collab with Philadelphia Orchestra
We've seen a variety of interesting virtual collaborations during the COVID-19 shutdown, with performing artists finding clever ways to make music while socially isolated from one another. Here's another featuring Steve Martin and his banjo, together with the Philadelphia Orchestra, which
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Steve Martin and The Steeps on The Late Show
Late last week when we were all at SPBGMA in Nashville, Steve Martin appeared on The Late Show on CBS television with The Steep Canyon Rangers. They performed their new single, California, with Steve on banjo. Well done, boys! California is available from
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California video from Steve Martin and The Steeps
Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers have a new single, one Steve wrote called California, which he tells us they did "just for fun." Of course, it has a comic twist, but all in all, this is a serious song
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Steve Martin donates banjos to American Banjo Museum
When Steve Martin was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2005 by The Kennedy Center, they commissioned a custom, one-of-a-kind banjo from Gibson to present to him. It was a gold plated model, engraved with his name